
The detachment ended the year with a break from normal cadet
training for our annual Christmas party. This included all your favourite
Christmas party elements: bad jumpers, silly hats, finger food and a
plethora of classic games like Articulate and Pictionary.
If the Army Cadets sounds like something you or someone you know
(aged 13–18) would enjoy www.armycadets.com/county/oxfordshire-
acf/ is our website where you can find out more, or you can email me
at 2038thomps@armymail.mod.uk Mark Thompson
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Musical Notes
Tap Social Movement, the social enterprise pub, brewery and cafe on
Curtis Industrial Estate have just added another string to their bow by
becoming a fully kitted-out live music venue. A brand new stage and PA
have been put together through a collaboration between Tandem
Collective (a non-profit arts collective), Upcycled Sounds (local recording
studio/record label) and WeGotTickets (locally based ticket platform).
The groups to put the venue together in their spare time to support the
local music and arts scene at a time where many independent venues
are struggling. The Cellar closed last month after several decades of
hosting gigs, and the Wheatsheaf is also facing pressures. The Tap has
a lot of potential as a venue with few noise restrictions, a large capacity
and easy access for band equipment, plus all gigs help support their
amazing work with ex-offenders.
The new stage has already hosted gigs from a 15 piece jazz orchestra
to reggae, talks and a theatre production. “We’re extremely excited to be
collaborating with Tandem Collective and Upcycled Sounds to welcome
this new monthly concert series to Oxford’s music scene ... huge thanks
to Tandem and Upcycled Sounds for getting us involved and facilitating
the stage and PA system,” enthused the Tap Team.
Upcycled Sounds and Tandem Collective have been running a monthly
gig series since the stage opened, featuring a range of local and
nationally acclaimed bands. Their next two gigs bring soul, jazz and folk
acts to Tap, which have been featured by BBC Radio 3, The Times, the
Guardian and graced stages from WOMAD to the V & A. They are:
Hejira + Fran & Flora, Wednesday 10th April, 7.15pm, and
Firefly Burning + Iyatra Quartet (in partnership with Oxford
Contemporary Music), Wednesday 5th June, 7.30pm.
Advanced tickets are £8 from www.tandemfestival.com, under
'Events'. Hannah Jacobs